Please help me decide on a yellow climbing rose.

13 years ago

For years most of my roses were pink, now I'm going through a yellow rose phase and I'd like another yellow climbing rose to grow on the side of my house.

The traits I'm looking for are:

-remains a light to yellow yellow during most of the growing season.

-some fragrance would be nice.

-good health where conditions favor p.m and blackspot.

-good re-bloom.

Please tell me why you love your favorite rose(s) on this list.

"Mermaid" which I adore, but those prickles are a bit off putting. .

"Leys Perpetual" a Tea-Noisette. Is this a deeper yellow than Reve d'Or? If so that would be a big plus. Is its foliage as attractive as "Reve d'Ors and Lamarque"?

"Alister Stella Gray" I can't think of any thing I don't like about this rose, except perhaps it's a bit large and I don't fancy climbing a ladder to prune it.

Are there any other yellow antique climbers I should be aware of?

I already have "Marechal Niel and Mlle.Clair Jaquier" should be arriving this week.

I also plan to grow "Lamarque" on the other side of my house, as I can't seem to live well without that rose. Truly. I pine for it. Bloom, growth and foliage. If I can fit in a yellow Banksia, I would feel complete.

Thanks all,

Lux

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luxrosa
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13 years ago

thanks all,

I didn't even think of cl. "Lady Hillingdon"
and I do want the bush form of Lady Hillingdon, but for the house would prefer a more lemony hue to go against the pale gray house.
I just added "Lamarque" to my order from rogue valley, yesterday, I'm getting two "Westside Road Cream Tea" rosebushes to flank the front of the pathway to my front door, they will be side by side with "Mlle. Cecille Brunner"( the smaller c. 4' tall form) with an arbor in back of these with yellow climbing roses "Marachel NIel" and "Cecline Foreestier" and French lavender on the other side of the arbor so the view from my front door will be of lavender, yellow climbers, and "Mme. Berkeley" and "Clementina Carboinieri" off to one side, where I'm planting a mandarin orange tree for evergreen winter interest. The yellow climber I'm searching for will be on this side of the house. Originally I planned for cl. "Cramoisi Superieur" but decided I love yellow roses more than red roses.

I still can't decide although I'm leaning towards "Alistair Stella Gray"which I've grown before, or "Leys Perpetual" although I swore I'd never again buy a rose that I have never seen in "person".

so many beautiful roses, and finite rose real estate.
Lux.

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User
13 years ago
can i just give a big shout for Goldfinch - if you are keen on Ghislaine de Feligonde, I think Goldfinch is in its lineage. Whatever, this is a shorter, thornless and beautiful rambler although only once flowering, it is a lovely show. I know you asked for a remontant rose but truly, this is a most lovely, 2.5 - 3m rose.
A more modern Harkness rose which I have just ordered is Perpetually yours - I think Heirloom do it. Do have a look. Lovely double and fragrant blooms, mannerly and good rebloom.
Mermaid, I agree, has everything, including killer prickles.
malibu_rose
13 years ago
I have Teasing Georgia and some of the limbs grow to 14'! Very healthy and prolific. Another one I adore but grows up to only 6+' is Golden Celebration - even more prolific than Teasing Georgia and color is a deeper yellow. Both I would grow again in the right spot.
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aimeekitty
13 years ago
Mermaid is purported to be monster-huge, btw.
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I would never grow Mermaid again but certainly would grow Cl. Lady Hillingdon (which is now available at Vintage) for its beautiful blooms and leaves, and great rebloom. One of the great yellow roses as far as I'm concerned.

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13 years ago
How about Duchesse d'Auerstadt? Lots of petals and deep yellow. Mine is still young - almost 2 years old, but doing well. Not a prolific bloomer yet.

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13 years ago
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13 years ago
Malvern Hills has some good repeat in Tampa Bay, If you like Austins
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
13 years ago
Since you'd mentioned Westside Road Cream Tea, I wanted to say that for me it seems to want to grow very broad and that the blooms this summer (which was not a very hot one) have been shapeless and tiny, many of them aborting at the bud stage, even though it's continually putting out new growth and wants to get ever bigger. I'm not yet convinced that it's as good a rose as I had hoped and would not put it in a prominent spot. You might want to inquire what experience others have had with this rose.

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